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West Indies should aim for No. 1 in ODIs - Clive Lloyd

Oct 13, 2012: Clive Lloyd has said the World Twenty20 winning West Indies team should now aim for the "next level" by targeting the No.1 ranking in ODIs

West Indies news

Players came together for one cause - Gibson

Oct 10, 2012: Ottis Gibson, the West Indies coach, described being able to call the team as world champions as an "amazing feeling"

Pakistan news

Razzaq in trouble over Hafeez criticism

Oct 9, 2012: The PCB has issued a showcause notice to the allrounder Abdul Razzaq and asked him to explain his outburst against Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez after the World Twenty20

World Twenty20 1012, stats review

When dot balls didn't matter

Oct 9, 2012: West Indies had a higher dot-ball percentage than any of the other sides who reached the Super Eights. But they had the power-hitters to compensate for that

World Twenty20 2012 performance analysis

Samuels, Mendis lead the way

Oct 9, 2012: An analysis of individual batting and bowling performances in the World Twenty20 2012

World Twenty20 2012

Bailey wants a new type of spinner

Oct 8, 2012: George Bailey believes Australia's spin bowlers must find a way to be more effective on the subcontinent if the team is to have any chance of winning the next World Twenty20, to be held in Bangladesh in 2014

SL v WI, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Another final, another heartbreak for Sri Lanka

Oct 8, 2012: It's tough to make sense of a loss so bizarre for Sri Lanka. Their journey so far might have provided a positive launching pad for the future, but for the moment the team must introspect

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Relief for Samuels after 'a lot of tough times'

Oct 7, 2012: Marlon Samuels walked into the post-final press conference with the serious air of a man who had suffered and had come back to script an achievement so rare and so stunning that a jaunty expression might belittle his accomplishment

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

'This is for the Caribbean people' - Sammy

Oct 7, 2012: So rare have such occasions been for West Indies cricket after their decline that Sammy called this victory "the best moment for me"

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

We failed under pressure - Jayawardene

Oct 7, 2012: Mahela Jayawardene has admitted his side faltered under pressure in their World Twenty20 final loss to the West Indies in Colombo

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

A bizarre and joyous night of cricket

Oct 7, 2012: West Indies recovered from the most terrible of starts; Sri Lanka collapsed spectacularly when they had batted so well on this pitch two days ago

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

A triumph for Sammy

Oct 7, 2012: Many people have said he should not be in the team, let alone captain, but Darren Sammy was at centre of everything West Indies did in the World Twenty20 final

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

'We're going to live this moment forever' - Sammy

Oct 7, 2012: Darren Sammy singled out West Indies' determination to fight to the finish as the key factor in helping them win their first world championship since the World Cup of 1979

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

'Wanted to attack their best bowler' - Samuels

Oct 7, 2012: Marlon Samuels attacked Sri Lanka's best bowler on purpose, and wants to finish the year with at least five Test centuries|

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Samuels' best, Malinga's worst

Oct 7, 2012: West Indies' outstanding win at the Premadasa Stadium means they're world champions in a format for the first time since 1979

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Samuels, Sammy give WI first world title since 1979

Oct 7, 2012: Flair. Calypso. Frontrunners. Millionaires. Gold chains. Chris Gayle. No, no, no, no, no and no

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

West Indies' batting cuts advantage of hosts

Oct 6, 2012: Although history and form make Sri Lanka the favourites, West Indies' power-packed batting line-up poses a major threat to the hosts' chances

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Sammy's quest to fulfill a Caribbean dream

Oct 6, 2012: While there is no doubt Jayawardene and his men will have a packed Premadasa cheering for them tomorrow, there is also no doubting who most neutral fans want to win

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Baila v Calypso in Colombo

Oct 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Colombo

Aus v WI, 2nd semi-final, World Twenty20, Colombo

The perfect storm

Oct 5, 2012: If there is a template of how to build a Twenty20 innings then West Indies produced it against Australia, but there is still one more match to go